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On final approach to La Serena-La Florida Airport, both engines failed simultaneously. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was completing a charter flight for the El Indio Mining Company.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure on approach due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Fairchild F27J in La Serena: 46 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1982 at 0927 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild F27

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Registration:

CC-CJE

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Santiago - La Serena

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YOM:

1959

Flight number:

ANS307

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Aircraft flight hours:

47357

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On final approach to La Serena-La Florida Airport, the left engine failed. The crew lost control of the airplane that banked left, lost height and crashed 2 km short of runway 11 threshold, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all 46 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Inadequate flight planning by the pilot-in-command in coordinating the adoption of measures and applying procedures to successfully remedy a stall condition caused by total loss of power in the left engine when the aircraft was flying at low altitude on final approach to land, in landing configuration.

Crash of a Partenavia P.68 in La Serena: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Partenavia P.68

Operator:

Pesquara Coloso Servicios Aéreos

Registration:

CC-CHK

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Positioning

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

215

YOM:

1980

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Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both pilots.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando in La Yareta Pass

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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CC-CDH

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32940

YOM:

1944

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The aircraft was completing a cargo flight within Chile, carrying four crew members and a load of five tons of meat. In unknown circumstances, it crashed on a mountain slope located near the La Yarita Pass. All four crew members were injured and the airplane was destroyed.

Crash of a Potez 56 in Quilitapia: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Potez 56

Operator:

Registration:

CC-LNN

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Santiago – Iquique

MSN:

3962

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En route, while flying too low, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops, lost a wing and crashed in flames in a ravine near Quilitapia, some 100 km south of Coquimbo. All six occupants were killed, among them the pilot David Vivero Carrasco.

Crash of a Potez 56 in Caleta Quebrada Honda: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Potez 56

Operator:

Registration:

CC-LLN

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

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3963

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The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Caleta Quebrada Honda, north of Punta Teatinos, near La Serena. All seven occupants were killed, among them the pilot Pancho Larrain Peró.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86K-6 in Ovalle: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.86

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Military

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Yes

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Crashed in unknown circumstances at Ovalle-El Tuqui Airport. The flight mechanic was killed. The accident occurred somewhere in September 1942 (exact date unknown).

Crash of a Fairchild FC-2W2 in Ovalle: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild FC-2

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Shortly after takeoff from Ovalle Airport, while in initial climb, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a ravine, bursting into flames. All five occupants were killed, among them the pilot Mario Meneses Rocco.

Crash of a Ford 5 in Ovalle

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Ford 5

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Registration:

NC8418

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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5-AT-056

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1929

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Upon landing at Ovalle Airport, the three engine airplane named 'San Cristobal' went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All seven occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.